ROM 2:23 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT You, who boast in the law, do you dishonor God through the transgression of the law?

UST You brag about how well you understand the laws God gave you, but you disgrace God by disobeying those laws!

BLB You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through the transgression of the Law?

AICNT You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.

OEB Boasting, as you do, of your Law, do you dishonour God by breaking the Law?

WEBBE You who glory in the law, do you dishonour God by disobeying the law?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

LSV You who boast in the Law, through the transgression of the Law do you dishonor God?

FBV You boast about having the law, but don't you misrepresent God by breaking it?

TCNT Yoʋ who boast in the law, do yoʋ dishonor God by transgressing the law?

T4T You who boast saying, “I have God’s laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!

LEB Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God![fn]

2:23 Or “do you dishonor God?” (a number of translators and interpreters take this phrase as a final rhetorical question; the present translation regards it as a final summary statement to be taken ironically)

BBE You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

Moff No Moff ROM book available

Wymth You who make your boast in the Law, do you offend against its commands and so dishonour God?

ASV thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?

DRA Thou that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.

YLT thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

Drby thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour [fn]God?

2.23 Elohim

RV thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonourest thou God?
(thou/you who gloryst in the law, through thy/your transgression of the law dishonourest thou/you God? )

SLT Thou who boastest in the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest thou God?

Wbstr Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?

KJB-1769 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
(Thou/You that makest/make thy/your boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou/you God? )

KJB-1611 Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.
(Thou/You that makest/make thy/your boast of ye/you_all law, through breaking the law dishonourest God.)

Gnva Thou that gloriest in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dishonourest thou God?
(Thou/You that gloryst in the Law, through breaking the Law, dishonourest thou/you God? )

Cvdl Thou makest thy boost of the lawe, and thorow breakynge of the lawe thou dishonorest God.
(Thou/You makest/make thy/your boost of the law, and through breaking of the law thou/you dishonourest God.)

TNT Thou reioysest in the lawe and thorow breakinge the lawe dishonourest God.
(Thou/You rejoicest/rejoice in the law and through breakinge the law dishonourest God. )

Wycl Thou that hast glorie in the lawe, vnworschipist God bi brekyng of the lawe?
(Thou/You that hast glory in the law, unworschipist God by breaking of the law?)

Luth Du rühmest dich des Gesetzes und schändest GOtt durch Übertretung des Gesetzes.
(You(sg) boast/praisest you/yourself the law and schändest God through transgression the law.)

ClVg qui in lege gloriaris, per prævaricationem legis Deum inhonoras.
(who in/into/on lawfully gloryris, through treacherym law God inhonoras. )

UGNT ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου, τὸν Θεὸν ἀτιμάζεις?
(hos en nomōi kauⱪasai dia taʸs parabaseōs tou nomou, ton Theon atimazeis?)

SBL-GNT ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι, διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου τὸν θεὸν ἀτιμάζεις;
(hos en nomōi kauⱪasai, dia taʸs parabaseōs tou nomou ton theon atimazeis?)

RP-GNT Ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι, διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου τὸν θεὸν ἀτιμάζεις;
(Hos en nomōi kauⱪasai, dia taʸs parabaseōs tou nomou ton theon atimazeis;)

TC-GNT Ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι, διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου τὸν Θεὸν ἀτιμάζεις;
(Hos en nomōi kauⱪasai, dia taʸs parabaseōs tou nomou ton Theon atimazeis; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου, τὸν Θεὸν ἀτιμάζεις

who in law ˓are˒_boasting through the transgression ˱of˲_the law ¬the God ˱you˲_˓are˒_dishonoring

As in the previous two verses, Paul is not asking for information here, but is using the question form to emphasize the truth of what he is saying. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [You who boast in the law actually dishonor God through the transgression of the law!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὃς ἐν νόμῳ καυχᾶσαι

who in law ˓are˒_boasting

Paul uses in the law as if it were something that people could boast inside of. He means that the Jews brag that they are the only nation who knows God’s law, which has similar meaning to “boast in God” in [2:17](../02/17.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You, who brag that you are the only ones who know God’s law]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ νόμου

through the transgression ˱of˲_the law

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of transgression, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by transgressing the law] or [by breaking the law]

Parallel ROM 2:23